Top Chef Canada
Top Chef Canada is a reality competition show. The first season premiered on April 11, 2011 on Food Network Canada. The first season consisted of 13 episodes, with 16 contestants vying for a grand prize of $100,000 and a GE Monogram kitchen valued at $30,000. Contestants shopped at Loblaws in season one and McEwan in season two. Like the original American series, each week the chef contestants compete against each other in culinary challenges. Contestants are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry, with one or more contestants being eliminated each week. The Canadian edition uses the same graphics and music as the American version of the program. Season one of Top Chef Canada was one of Food Network Canada's most highly-rated programs. The network renewed the program for a second season, which began to air on March 12, 2012.
Type: tv
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Duration: 1h 0m
Release: 2011
Rating: 3.5
Season 1 - Top Chef Canada
Season 2 - Top Chef Canada
2011-04-11
"In the series debut, viewers meet the 16 chefs who will compete for the title of Canada\u2019s Top Chef."
2011-04-18
"In the high stakes Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create an inspired breakfast dish using 100% cow\u2019s milk cheese from the Dairy Farmers of Canada. For the Elimination Challenge, the chefs host an art gallery cocktail party where they serve hors d\u2019oeuvres that use cheese to paint a picture of their teammate."
2011-04-25
"The remaining chefs compete in the classic Top Chef Blindfold Taste Test for the Quickfire Challenge. Later, the chefs divide into teams to create a traditional Russian Zakusky \u2013 tapas style meal \u2013 using pure filtered vodka."
2011-05-02
"With a focus on food from around the world, the chefs must create their own unique salad for the Quickfire Challenge this week. For their Elimination Challenge, the chefs are dispatched to different ethnic neighbourhoods to purchase their ingredients. Using those ingredients, they must create a hot and a cold dish that is inspired by different world cuisines."
2011-05-09
"For the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must properly butcher a whole pig. In the Elimination Challenge, the chefs use the same pork they butchered to create dishes at George Brown Chef\u2019s School for a cocktail party in support of Food Banks of Canada. Senior students from the Chef\u2019s School at George Brown lend a helping hand."
2011-05-16
"The contestants put their own spin on poutine. Later, they take on classic French cuisine."
2011-05-23
"The chefs must use All-Bran cereal in dishes for the Quickfire Challenge. Then they prepare a romantic meal for couples celebrating a special anniversary."
2011-05-30
"In this episode, the competitors compete in the signature Top Chef challenge, Restaurant Wars. Special guest, David Adjey, sits at the judges' table."
2011-06-06
"The chefs must create an amazing dish using a specific number of President's Choice\u2122 signature products."
2011-06-13
"The chefs must choose a distinct region of Canada and create a day's worth of meals from their chosen region."
2011-06-20
"In this episode, the chefs are challenged to take haute cuisine to the street. For the Quickfire Challenge, they create two distinctive dishes with international flair that can be served from a street cart in Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square. In their Elimination Challenge, they choose from a selection of seafood to create three distinct dishes in a very short period of time."
2011-06-27
"The chefs must create a special family style meal for Mark and some very close friends."
2011-07-04
"The chefs are first challenged to create a BBQ-themed meal, followed by a 3-course menu of their own design."
Season 3 - Top Chef Canada
2013-03-18
"In the season debut, the 16 chefs arrive in Toronto where they meet for the first time and size up the competition. For their first Quickfire Challenge, head judge Chef Mark McEwan puts the chefs\u2019 skills to test in a culinary relay race. Later in the Elimination Challenge, the chefs must recreate the very first dish that inspired them to become a chef. Chef Chuck Hughes (Chuck\u2019s Day Off) joins as guest judge."
2013-03-25
"In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create a dish using the contents of an MRE (Meal Ready to Eat) for the star of the hit TV series Survivorman, Les Stroud. In the Elimination Challenge, the chefs divide into pairs and go on an old-fashioned scavenger hunt as they search for food to create a farm feast. Chef Robert Irvine from Food Network\u2019s Restaurant: Impossible joins as guest judge."
2013-04-01
"In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create the ultimate Vegan dish for the host of George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, George Stroumboulopoulos. In the Elimination Challenge, the chefs break into different groups and they must create dishes for different food service categories. The categories match the different operations of Senses Restaurant within their home at the SoHo Metropolitan Hotel. Guest judge for this challenge is internationally acclaimed chef and restaurateur Daniel Boulud."
2013-04-08
"In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create their own take on a coffee shop staple \u2013 the donut. For the Elimination Challenge, the chefs need to create a healthy and balanced meal for a local roller derby match. Joining at judges table is Chef Elizabeth Falkner (The Next Iron Chef: Redemption) and WWE superstar Trish Stratus."
2013-04-15
"For the Quickfire Challenge, Chef McEwan puts on his chef whites and cooks up an amazing dish in record time. Then the chefs need to make a dish that rivals Chef McEwan\u2019s creation in the same amount of time \u2013 it is the reverse quickfire. For their Elimination Challenge, the chefs create canap\u00e9s for a cocktail party in support of Canada\u2019s National Ballet School. Guest judge is Canadian ballet star Rex Harrington."
2013-04-22
"In this Quickfire Challenge, resident judge Shereen Arazam tests the chefs on their ability to properly create and price a dish in the first ever Top Chef Canada auction. Later in the Elimination Challenge, Shereen gets the chefs to help her with the menu for a surprise wedding shower for Top Chef Canada host Lisa Ray. Season one Chef Andrea Nicholson is guest judge."
2013-04-29
"In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs put their taste buds to the test in a head-to-head taste-off and in the Elimination Challenge, the chefs must come up with their take on what Canada\u2019s New National Dish should be. Guest judging is David Rocco, host of David Rocco\u2019s Amalfi Getaway."
2013-05-06
"In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs need to create their take on a frozen pizza for noted Italian Chef Massimo Capra of Restaurant Takeover. Then it is time for the Top Chef classic challenge, Restaurant Wars. The chefs split into two teams and battle it out for the best restaurant concept and execution. Joining the judges at the table this week is celebrated Montreal Chef Normand Laprise."
2013-05-13
"In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create a dish inspired by a classic cocktail. For their Elimination Challenge the chefs head to the Toronto Zoo where they work as a team to create a special tasting menu inspired by different regions and animals. The winner of Top Chef: Las Vegas, Chef Michael Voltaggio, joins as guest judge."
2013-05-20
"In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create a dish based on a destination that Toronto Pearson Airport serves. The trick is they need to create this dish on the tarmac at Canada\u2019s busiest airport with planes landing and taking off all around them. Later in the Elimination Challenge, the chefs must create an Indian feast for the judges and guests Chef Vikram Vij and international comedy superstar Russell Peters."
2013-05-27
"In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must make a decadent dessert for one of the stars of The Real Housewives of Vancouver, Jody Claman. In the Elimination Challenge, Jody asks the chefs to create luxurious and decadent party food for a garden party she is hosting for her friends from The Real Housewives of Vancouver."
2013-06-03
"For the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs battle it out in a burger war to create the ultimate Top Chef burger and in the Elimination Challenge, they take flight. Each chef must create a multi-course meal for Air Canada\u2019s Executive First Service \u2013 and they need to serve it on board an Air Canada 767 aircraft. Joining the judges is James Beard Award winning Chef Charlie Palmer."
Season 4 - Top Chef Canada
Season 5 - Top Chef Canada
Season 6 - Top Chef Canada
2018-04-08
"In the season debut, Host Eden Grinshpan and Head Judge Mark McEwan welcome 11 chefs, representing the next generation of Canadian culinary stars, to compete in the most prestigious cooking competition in the country and to battle it out for the title of Canada\u2019s Top Chef. For their first QuickFire Challenge, Chef McEwan sets the bar in a grueling, four-round, precision skills challenge. Later, in the Elimination Challenge, the chefs are asked to re-imagine a dish made famous by a Canadian culinary trailblazer. It\u2019s a star-studded tasting table for the first elimination when Eden, Chef McEwan, and resident judges Chris Nuttall-Smith, Mijune Pak, and Janet Zuccarini are joined by culinary icons Susur Lee, Rob Feenie and Anne Yarymowich."
2018-04-15
"Waste not, want not! In this high-stakes QuickFire challenge, a hot-button culinary issue is put to the test when the chefs are challenged to produce a Top Chef Canada quality dish while creating as little food waste as possible. Judged by James Beard award-winning chef Danny Bowien, the winning chef earns a special immunity that holds more power than ever seen before. Canadian culinary icon Lynn Crawford judges the ultimate farm-to-table Elimination Challenge where the chefs must feed the farmers, creating dishes that highlight Canadian vegetable, fruit, grain, dairy and egg farms."
2018-04-22
"It\u2019s a mash-up of trends in this Quickfire Challenge where the nine remaining chefs must create dishes that combine up two of the hottest food crazes of the moment. Judging is food writer and culinary trend-setter Peter Meehan. Later in the Elimination Challenge, the chefs go on a culinary voyage creating an authentic fine-dining feast inspired by eight different regions in Mexico. Master of Mexican cuisine, Top Chef U.S. veteran and Michelin-starred chef Carlos Gaytan is on hand to offer expertise and joins the spicy tasting table."
2018-04-29
"In a QuickFire Challenge that tests vision and leadership, the chefs are paired with culinary students to teach them a dish...but are thrown one major curveball. With 16 cooks in the kitchen, mass chaos ensues. Later, the chefs are divided into two teams to conceptualize and create the ultimate menu in the marquee Elimination Challenge of the season, Restaurant Wars! The stakes are higher than ever as a massive twist threatens to alter the competition. Superstar food writer and critic, known for making and breaking restaurants, Ruth Reichl joins as guest judge."
Season 7 - Top Chef Canada
2019-04-01
"In the season debut, Host Eden Grinshpan and Head Judge Mark McEwan welcome 11 chefs, representing the coming of age of the Canadian culinary scene, to compete in the most prestigious cooking competition in the country and to battle it out for the title of Canada\u2019s Top Chef. In a never-seen-before, high-stakes QuickFire, one dish will determine a chef\u2019s destiny for the entire competition. Later, in the Elimination Challenge, the chefs are asked to take inspiration from a recipe handed down to them from a loved-one and reimagine it into a Top Chef Quality dish. In the first tasting of the season Eden and Chef McEwan, are joined by resident judges Chris Nuttall-Smith, Mijune Pak, and Janet Zuccarini."
2019-04-08
"Bring on the mimosas baby, it\u2019s the most important meal of the day! In the QuickFire Challenge, chefs make their ultimate breakfast and serve it to Eden and guest judge Suzanne Barr in bed\u2026with the winning chef earning a $5,000 cash prize. In the elimination challenge, the chefs are asked to take their cooking to new heights by creating their ideal Air Transat in-flight meal and then reimagine it into an hors d'oeuvre. Celebrated Qu\u00e9becois chef Daniel Vezina joins 100 guests at Toronto\u2019s Fermenting Cellar for this high-flying adventure."
2019-04-15
"It\u2019s Restaurant Wars! For the first time in Top Chef Canada history, the entire episode is dedicated to this marquee challenge. In part one, two chefs put their finesse to the test in a head-to-head culinary skills test to pick the members of their restaurant wars teams. In part two, the chefs head to the top of the CN Tower, 1,100 ft. in the air, to create their ultimate restaurant concept. With a $10,000 prize on the line and veteran New York Magazine, James Beard award-winning restaurant critic Adam Platt on board as guest judge, stakes are at an all-time high."
2019-04-22
"Diving into their next QuickFire Challenge, the chefs challenge conventions by combining two unlikely ingredients: seafood and cheese. Top Canadian cheese purveyor and owner of Toronto\u2019s famed Cheese Boutique, Afrim Pristine, joins to judge this ultimate grilled cheese challenge. Later, in the Elimination Challenge, chefs take inspiration from the land of forests and fjords to create an authentic Nordic feast. It\u2019s a star-studded tasting table at the beautiful Toronto Islands as the chefs are judged by the owner of Red Rooster in Harlem, New York City, Swedish-raised culinary icon Marcus Samuelsson and Executive Chef at New York City\u2019s Two Michelin-Starred Scandinavian restaurant Aquavit, Chef Emma Bengtsson."
2019-04-29
"In a very special QuickFire Challenge, Top Chef Canada pairs with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada\u2019s Kid Food Nation to challenge the chefs to take an ingredient that kids normally hate and use it in a dish that any kid would love. The chefs must please some very particular palates including Top Chef U.S. All-Star winner, acclaimed chef\/owner of Juniper & Ivy in San Diego, Calif. and father or two, Richard Blais. It\u2019s a food hall takeover and in this Elimination Challenge, teams of two must take a restaurant concept and translate it into a high-quality, fast-casual dining experience for 150 patrons at Toronto\u2019s Assembly Chef\u2019s Hall. A double-elimination has everyone on edge as both chefs on the losing team are sent home."
2019-05-06
"The power of an ingredient should never be underestimated and in this QuickFire Challenge, chefs work in teams of two to create a progressive tasting menu that highlights just one single ingredient. Judging is four-time James Beard Award-winner and the owner of Philadelphia\u2019s Zahav, chef Michael Solomonov. In the Elimination Challenge, the chefs harness their wild side to create a dish that combines a luxury ingredient with a carnival classic and serve it to guests at the country\u2019s largest theme park, Canada\u2019s Wonderland. Joining our judges is Top Chef U.S. alumni and the owner of Fox & the Knife in Boston, Mass., chef Karen Akunowicz."
Season 8 - Top Chef Canada
2020-04-27
"The chefs must perfectly peel as many apples as possible, expertly shuck 20 oysters, and race against the clock to extract as much lobster meat as possible under the watchful eye of Head Judge Mark McEwan."
2020-05-04
"It\u2019s Drag Brunch! The Top Chef Canada kitchen glitters like never before when two fabulous Drag Queens, Miss Moco and Baby Bel Bel, drop by to challenge the chefs to create an indulgent three course brunch tasting menu fit for a queen. The chefs work in teams to impress the queens and slay the most decadent meal of the day. Later in the Elimination Challenge, the chefs are tasked with taking the judges on a culinary trip across Europe for a European feast. Things get intense in the kitchen as the chefs each create a dish inspired by some of the most iconic cities across the continent."
2020-05-11
"Jaws drop when culinary trailblazer, Daniel Boulud, walks into the Top Chef Canada kitchen to judge a Quickfire Challenge that tasks the chefs with highlighting high-quality European ingredients. In the Elimination Challenge, it\u2019s time for Restaurant Wars! In this iconic Top Chef Canada challenge, the chefs battle it out in two teams to create an unforgettable restaurant experience at Toronto\u2019s historic Casa Loma. The stakes are higher than ever as the final eight chefs face a double elimination that will see two chefs from the losing team pack their knives and go."
2020-05-18
"In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs come face-to-face with Noma's Director of Fermentation David Zilber and in the Elimination challenge the chefs highlight ingredients from PEI."
2020-05-25
"In a special Quickfire Challenge the chefs get a helping hand from mini-sous chefs from The Boys and Girls Club of Canada; the chefs tackle the seemingly simple task of making fresh pasta, leading to an unexpected twist that rocks Judges Table."
2020-06-01
"The battle is on for the last spot in the finale in an unprecedented sudden-death showdown."
Season 9 - Top Chef Canada
2021-06-07
"The season culminates with the final four chefs facing off by creating the most important meal of the competition: a progressive five-course tasting menu that they will serve in the epicenter of luxury at The Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto, Ontario. In a surprising twist, only two chefs will serve their full menu but one chef will win it all and become Canada\u2019s Top Chef"
Season 10 - Top Chef Canada
Season 11 - Top Chef Canada
2024-10-28
"The pressure is on to impress judge and soon-to-be bride Mijune Pak and create a dish for her wedding menu; the Chefs explore Market 707; they must create a premium dish that takes inspiration from those street-food favorites"
2024-11-04
"The Chefs explore their sweet and savory sides in the Quickfire Challenge, where they must create a dish that can pair with an espresso beverage served with either breakfast or dessert. Then, it\u2019s time for the first ever Top Chef Canada Gala Fundraiser. The Chefs are challenged with preparing 225 servings of the perfect hors d\u2019oeuvre for over 150 guests at this exciting event to support a not-for-profit that gives back to the hospitality and restaurant industry."
2024-11-11
"The Chefs explore their sweet and savory sides in the Quickfire Challenge, where they must create a dish that can pair with an espresso beverage served with either breakfast or dessert. Then, it\u2019s time for the first ever Top Chef Canada Gala Fundraiser. The Chefs are challenged with preparing 225 servings of the perfect hors d\u2019oeuvre for over 150 guests at this exciting event to support a not-for-profit that gives back to the hospitality and restaurant industry"
2024-11-18
"For the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs celebrate Tim Horton's 60th anniversary by creating a dish inspired by their Canadian hometowns; in the Elimination Challenge, the chefs are challenged to make a quality dish"
2024-11-25
"The chefs' skills are put to the test during the Quickfire Challenge; during the Elimination Challenge, the chefs are on location on the set of the series \"Lost Girl\" and need to feed the cast; a special guest judge"
